SHSU Announces Fall 2022 President's List

The students listed on the President’s Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university would like to recognize the following students for earning the honor for the Fall 2022 semester.

Library book signing by David A. Bowles

The Navasota Public Library will have a book signing February 25, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. by David A. Bowles, author of the Westward Sagas series. His new book, “Comanche Trace” is about Fayette Smith. In Austin, TX in 1841 while celebrating his ninth birthday, Smith was abducted by the Comanche, a Native American tribe. He was brought to Santa Fe, NM where he was sold to the Comancheros. Three years later he was returned and grew up to be one of the early founders of Navasota, TX. He married Elizabeth Gresham, raised a large family and built a two-story Victorian home in 1888. The home still stands at 904 E. Washington Ave. in Navasota. Fayette and Elizabeth are buried side-byside at Oakland Cemetery, 801 Sixth St. in Navasota.

Pecan Lakes IV to add 193 rooftops

At the Jan. 26 meeting of the Navasota Planning and Zoning Commission, commissioners gave their stamp of approval to the final plat for Phase IV of Pecan Lakes Estates. It was submitted by J&H Navasota Development, LLC, and will add 193 single family homes on Navasota’s west side. 

The motion also included approval of a Subdivision Agreement with the developer to allow the plat to be filed before all public improvements have been constructed. Development Services Director Lupe Diosdado explained that water, sewer, gas, underground storm infrastructure and street improvements had been inspected and were accepted by the City Council via Resolution Jan. 23.